PIPER EXPANDS INTO Q STATION

Harbord hotelier Glenn Piper has signed to take on the long-term lease of Manly’s historic Q Station. Q Station was Australia’s longest continuously operating quarantine station, until its closure as an operational maritime facility in March 1984. It was operated

LAUNDYS HELP YOUNGS UP THE CABBAGE TREE

The Laundy legion is back in The Gong, through acquisition of the Cabbage Tree Hotel in Fairy Meadow. Located approximately three kilometres north of the Wollongong CBD, the CTH has been operated by husband and wife team Brad and Corrina

LAWLER SELLING STEADFAST NEVERTIRE

Indefatigable icon the Nevertire Hotel is for sale by long-standing owner and local legend Sam Lawler. Built in 1882, the thriving Nevertire Hotel stands at the crossroads of the Mitchell and Oxley Highways, around 100 kilometres north-west of Dubbo. In

PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE

Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron

THE PUB @ RIVO HITS THE MARKET

On the back of recent successes, the Stanford family has listed the last of the portfolio, in the Pub @ Rivo. Located immediately adjacent to Riverstone train station and the proposed Riverstone town centre, the single level hotel enjoys multiple

IRIS PASSES TWO REGIONAL PUBS TO KEEN LOCALS

Iris Capital has sold off two regional pubs, putting enthusiastic local operators into promising local watering holes. The Kearsley Hotel at Kearsley and Condobolin’s Royal Hotel are both two-storey venues with impressive street presences on major regional thoroughfares, providing food

FAIRFIELD UNICORN NEW VICTORIA TAVERN FOR SALE

Rare bird and Top100 Fairfield LGA pub the New Victoria Tavern has been offered up to a red-hot market by Matsal Investments. Located in Wetherill Park, the New Vic hosts a lively sports bars and TAB facilities, with Punters Paradise

IRVIN PUSHES NORTH, INTO GIBSONS’ BUNGALOW

Joe Irvin has furthered his push into Queensland hotspots, taking over the Bungalow Hotel in Cairns from long-timers the Gibson family. The original Bungalow Hotel was built in the early 1970s, and in 1989 its name was changed to the

SOLOTEL JUMPS ON BIG-TICKET CAROUSEL

The Stanford family has continued its divestment run with another massive transaction, selling the Carousel Inn of Rooty Hill to Bruce Solomon’s Solotel Group. After sale of Little Big House in May and of Green Park Hotel last November, purchase